If you kill something, it better be in self defense or for food. I'm thinking your not too threatened by a gopher and its gonna taste like crap. So itbegs the question, what are you going to do with a dead gopher?

There is a good population of marmots (rock hogs) over here on the dry side and you might be able to talk some of the ranchers and orchardist into hunting them.
There is also lots of public land to do some shooting on.

Wahoooo! love shootin' thems little vermins. Montana has a lot, southern Idaho and north dakota and Colorado. Not too many in washington and No pararie dogs to my knowledge but there are red diggers and Ground squirrles. Rock chucks and coyotes are some other options.

Michael (and Tanner)
Hey, if Edmunds wasn't so far away from Spokane I would say let's hook up this wekend.
There is some OK rodent hunting south of here around Tekoa...
Let me know if you are out this way sometime.

Drive up the side roads out of the Methow and Chewauk River Valleys: ranchers and home owners wage a constant war against marmots infesting sheds and out buildings.

Marmots undermine structures with tunneling, defecate everywhere (dissolves paint on wood surfaces), and are host to ticks. Place former offending rodent on visible rock for hawks, eagles and crows to dispose of, with photo to favorite PETA person.

Stupendous photo's Rick: now you see it, now you..... see half of it. What caliber?

13.7 lb heavy barrelled gun so........basically none. Still have the little bugger in your scope and get to see the impact. I also shoot some 22-250's but can't keep em' in your scope to see the impact,.....that's why I like the .204 and is basically the same amount of carnage:thumb:

Smooth, do you live on the West side of Tekoa? I had a moose permit in 2001 and was driving all around that area scouting with my dad, and ended up talking with a guy on the west side of Tekoa that had a bunch of deer and turkey mounts from his kids and him. Real cool guy. I know he hunted quite a bit in the area and I think in Idaho. God I love the eastside.... Ended up with a decent bull closer to Spokane.